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Inflation at 40 year high – ahead of Autumn statement
Benefits, tax credits and state pensions will increase in line with inflation.
16 Nov 2022,45 mins
Reports: "Russian missiles" land on Polish territory
Divisions over Ukraine overshadow G20 summit in Bali.
15 Nov 2022,45 mins
G20 summit in Bali
Biden and Xi indicate they’ll try to improve US-China relations
14 Nov 2022,45 mins
Humiliating withdrawal of Russian forces from Kherson
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says it's a historic day
11 Nov 2022,45 mins
Exclusive interview with the organisation bankrolling Just Stop Oil
We speak to Rory Kennedy from the Climate Emergency Fund
10 Nov 2022,45 mins
Democrats do better than expected in US mid terms
President Biden says it’s a good day for democracy
09 Nov 2022,45 mins
Sir Gavin Williamson resigns
Cabinet Office minister was facing multiple allegations of bullying
08 Nov 2022,45 mins
Cop 27 conference in Egypt
UN Secretary-General says world is on “highway to climate hell”
07 Nov 2022,45 mins
World Cup teams told "focus on football not politics"
Human rights groups strongly criticise FIFA directive
04 Nov 2022,45 mins
Largest interest rate rise for 30 years
Rates rise by 0.75% to 3%
03 Nov 2022,45 mins
US Fed raises rates by 0.75%
Bank of England expected to follow suit tomorrow
02 Nov 2022,45 mins
Bolsonaro breaks silence after election
Brazil’s outgoing President still refusing to acknowledge defeat
01 Nov 2022,45 mins
Home Secretary says immigration system is "broken"
Suella Braverman under pressure about overcrowded migrant centre
31 Oct 2022,45 mins
UK - India trade deal
UK Foreign Secretary in Delhi for talks
28 Oct 2022,45 mins
UN: COP 26 pledges were not enough
"No credible path" to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees
27 Oct 2022,45 mins
Rishi Sunak’s first PMQ’s as leader
New PM defends decision to reappoint Suella Braverman as Home Secretary
26 Oct 2022,45 mins
Rishi Sunak’s first day as PM
Mr Sunak carries out extensive Cabinet reshuffle
25 Oct 2022,45 mins
Rishi Sunak will be new Prime Minister
Mr Sunak takes over tomorrow – the first British Asian PM
24 Oct 2022,45 mins
Penny Mordaunt declares her bid to be PM
Some MPs giving support to Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson
21 Oct 2022,45 mins
Liz Truss resigns
Prime Minister goes after just over 6 weeks in office
20 Oct 2022,45 mins
Government plunged into fresh chaos
Suella Braverman resigns as Home Secretary
19 Oct 2022,45 mins
Pensioners concern that “triple lock” will go
Government spokesman "not making any commitments" on spending
18 Oct 2022,45 mins
Jeremy Hunt shreds the mini-budget
Liz Truss insists she will lead Tories into next election
17 Oct 2022,45 mins
Kwasi Kwarteng sacked
Liz Truss abandons plan to cancel increase in corporation tax
14 Oct 2022,45 mins
Chancellor says he's “not going anywhere”
Kwasi Kwarteng is in Washington for meeting of IMF
13 Oct 2022,45 mins
First PMQ's since the mini-budget.
Liz Truss has difficult meeting with 1922 backbench committee
12 Oct 2022,45 mins
More pressure on Kwasi Kwarteng
Bank of England will end emergency interventions in bonds markets on Friday
11 Oct 2022,45 mins
Barrage of Russian missiles hit cities in Ukraine
Putin says strikes in retaliation for Saturday's explosion on Crimean bridge
10 Oct 2022,45 mins
President Zelensky talks to BBC
Ukraine leader says Moscow preparing Russians for possible nuclear strike
07 Oct 2022,45 mins
Mass murder in Thailand
37 people - mostly children - killed by ex police officer at nursery school
06 Oct 2022,45 mins